Critical Metaphysics (PHL218/418)

 

 

 

Co-ordinator	Dr Paul McDonald
Enrolment Options	Semester 1, Internal and External
Points	4

Metaphysics is the philosophical discipline concerned with the ultimate 'nature' of reality, the ontological status of the components of the real world, and the necessary conditions for knowledge of such things.  Our investigations will focus on the metaphysical positions of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Hume and Kant. The key issues which we will explore include: space and time, subject and object, cause and effect, core aspects of the mind, and the relative merits of Rationalist versus Empiricist approaches to these issues.

 

Lectures/Tutorials	2.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. This unit is intended to be accessible to students from all disciplines.
Assessment	Internal mode: Tutorial participation and presentation, essays. External mode: Short answer exercise, essay, test.

 
 
 

 

 

 

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